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John Windows, Durham's long-standing academy director, steps down for health reasons

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 09:51:12 GMT

Coach played key role in developing Stokes as a teenager, along with other future England stars

Big-hitting Ryder, Barnwell and Yusuf take Triton's past Warriors

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:03:39 GMT

New Jersey Triton's completed the 85-run chase with two balls in hand in the five-overs-a-side game

What is a local cricketer in the MLC?

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:15:11 GMT

Only seven American-born players were picked at the draft, suggesting the league may be located in the USA but it's not happening for the USA

Harmeet Singh goes first in MLC Draft to Seattle Orcas; Ali Khan and Unmukt Chand snapped by LA Knight Riders

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:38:48 GMT

Former NZ allrounder Corey Anderson and England international Liam Plunkett picked up by San Francisco Unicorns

Brydon Carse eyes middle-overs role as England seek to fill Plunkett hole

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:07:34 GMT

Durham quick says he has been told to "be aggressive, use my pace, use my bouncer"

Liam Plunkett to leave England for Major League Cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

World Cup winner, whose wife is American, had spoken of playing in the US if an opportunity arose

Welsh Fire's Lungi Ngidi, Liam Plunkett ruled out of rest of the Hundred

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Welsh Fire extend Jimmy Neesham's contract in their absence

SLC confident of LPL starting on time despite more teething issues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Some franchise owners described the tournament's organisation as "chaotic"

Liam Plunkett, Ben Foakes ease Surrey into Blast final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gloucestershire fail to get going with the bat as Surrey wrap up six-wicket win

Jason Roy, Laurie Evans seal top spot for Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett's 3 for 19 restricts Kent to 159 on slow Oval surface

Unique circumstances provide no consolation for England's outsiders

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Enlarged training group serves as reminder that sport is a brutal business

Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Reece Topley, Dan Lawrence among enlarged list of players

Sam Billings takes break to "refresh" after England omission

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett also 'gutted' after being overlooked for South Africa tour

'Disappointed is an understatement' - Liam Plunkett hits out at white-ball contract snub

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Door not closed, says Ashley Giles after announcement, with Alex Hales given similar message after missing out

'I thought I'd never play white-ball again' - Liam Plunkett on his rise to World Cup glory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The fast bowler talks about his reinvention as a middle-overs wicket-taker and the pressure of the World Cup roller-coaster

Whuddathunkit ... it's Liam Plunkett, in the Middle Overs, with the Cross-Seam Delivery

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Who'd have thought Liam Plunkett Bowling Cross-Seam In The Middle Overs could become a thing?

'I thought I'd seen everything in cricket' - Jos Buttler

Mon, 29 May 2023 07:53:22 GMT

I think I'll be apologising to them for the rest of my life, says Ben Stokes about the four overthrows off his bat in the final over

Ben Stokes fired up for 'redemption' shot in semi-final against Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the "most important game" of his career Ben Stokes is hoping to continue his excellent form with bat and ball

Australia a great team, 'but we're a different sort of animal' - Liam Plunkett

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Set to retain his place in the XI, the pacer says the previous England sides he's been a part of lacked belief

Liam Plunkett clarifies free-to-air remarks amid Sky access debate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fast bowler calls for final to be available "to as many people as possible" as interest grows ahead of knock-outs

Dogged NZ stand between England and semi-final path

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Going hell for leather has done England few favours in the World Cup to date, but in a must-win encounter, which instincts should they trust?

Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes help end India's unbeaten run

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rohit Sharma's century in vain as India's middle order falters in a chase of 338

Liam Plunkett primed for recall as England seek to regroup against Bangladesh

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England may rest Rashid against dangerous opponents who have beaten them twice in last two World Cups

'If I don't know what speed it's going to come out, the batters won't either' - Liam Plunkett

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's middle-innings enforcer determined to make speed variation his World Cup weapon

Liam Plunkett was 'pacing the room' ahead of World Cup confirmation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fast bowler relieved to be given his chance, after pressure for places during Pakistan series

Jofra Archer makes irrefutable case for World Cup ... but who will miss out?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Plunkett praises 'class act' as four-over spell displays irresistible new-ball qualities

England World Cup watch: Jason Roy, Joe Denly suffer back spasms

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With England's players soon due to assemble for a training camp, we round up the pre-World Cup talking points

Liam Plunkett's World Cup star wanes as David Wiese sends Surrey to another defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Wiese's unbeaten 92 steered Sussex over the line as England's Liam Plunkett endured more ill treatment

Liam Plunkett channels spirit of Ronaldo and LeBron to keep World Cup dream alive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England aware of advancing years as he seeks to rediscover lost pace ahead of pivotal summer

Jofra Archer on World Cup radar, says Trevor Bayliss, after England suffer another off-day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Head coach suggests Archer could be picked for England's ODI series against Pakistan in early May

Plunkett replaces Parkinson at Melbourne Stars

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire legspinner Parkinson has suffered a stress fracture of his back

No regrets for Liam Plunkett after putting wedding ahead of England duty

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fast bowler has lost his starting berth to Olly Stone, but insists he's comfortable with competition for places

Liam Plunkett becomes IPL casualty as he leaves Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire's interest in Liam Plunkett lapsed the moment he accepted a late IPL deal, leaving Surrey to offer him a three-year contract

Liam Plunkett sleeping well after putting England nightmares behind him

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Going into the ODI series against India, Liam Plunkett said his period back in the England side feels like "bonus time"

Liam Plunkett finds rhythm with England but could be leaving Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The bowler revealed his disappointment at Yorkshire's decision to drop him during the Royal London Cup and will talk to other counties with his deal expiring this year

Jos Buttler rested for Scotland ODI, Liam Plunkett returns as full-strength side faces Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sam Billings takes Buttler's spot for the one-off match against Scotland but England have named a full-strength squad to face Australia

Mujeeb denies Iyer in dramatic last-ball win for Kings XI Punjab

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 17-year-old mystery spinner defended 16 in the last over to put Kings XI Punjab on top of the points table

Liam Plunkett replaces injured Rabada at Delhi Daredevils

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England fast bowler will be playing in the IPL for the first time

Plunkett ruled out of New Zealand tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Plunkett made his return against New Zealand in Wellington earlier this week but aggravated the problem he first suffered in the ODI in Sydney last month

England dig deep in their 'best' performance under Morgan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inspiration with the bat came from Jos Buttler, then England managed to overcome the loss of Liam Plunkett with the ball

Buttler's blast sets up England to seal series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jos Buttler's stunning century and a composed all-round effort with the ball helped England clinch the ODI series with two matches to play

Ashes end, World Cup road begins

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia had a poor 2017 in the one-day game while England continued to impress although did stumble at the Champions Trophy

How would you replace Ben Stokes?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ben Stokes is currently part of the Ashes squad, but England will have to start making plans for him not being there. That is easier said than done for a world-class allrounder

Hildreth's fortunes stir as Somerset scent a rare victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Hildreth made his first fifty of the season and helped build a strong position from which Somerset may yet win their first championship victory of the season

Australia's last chance to get their campaign started

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For Australia this is a must-win game; for England, a victory would continue their winning momentum into the semi-finals, but their real incentive must surely be the chance to eliminate their oldest foe

Resolute England march into semi-finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England put together a complete performance on a difficult day for cricket in Cardiff to seal passage to the Champions Trophy semi-finals

Plunkett illness could open door for Curran

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett has emerged as a doubt ahead of the final ODI of the series between West Indies and England

Hameed withdraws from MCC squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Haseeb Hameed will miss MCC's season curtain-raising fixture against the Champion County, Middlesex, next month, to undergo a sinus operation

Plunkett thanks departing Gillespie for reviving his career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett has paid a personal tribute to Jason Gillespie who announced on Monday that he would be leaving his position as Yorkshire's head coach at the end of the season

Plunkett has more questions on Bangladesh tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett has said he will speak to his family before making a decision over whether to tour Bangladesh following the ECB's approval for the trip to go ahead

'Thought we had it in the bag' - Mathews

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Angelo Mathews admitted he thought Sri Lanka "had the game in the bag" after a dramatic tie in the first ODI of the Royal London series

Plunkett's last-ball six secures dramatic tie

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett thrashed a six from the final ball of an incredible game to secure a tie between England and Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the Royal London series at Trent Bridge

Root spins a route for resounding Yorkshire victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire are top of the Championship for the first time this season - a resounding victory by an innings and 20 runs duly completed, the end coming with 4.5 overs left

Bairstow and Plunkett flay injury-hit Hampshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There will be few greater mismatches in Division One of the Championship than the 28 overs at Headingley during which Jonny Bairstow and Liam Plunkett laid waste to an injury-weakened Hampshire attack

Plunkett is injury doubt for South Africa ODIs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett's involvement in England's one-day series in South Africa has been thrown into doubt by a thigh injury picked up while playing for England Lions in the UAE

Plunkett replaces Finn for ODI, T20 leg

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett has been called into England's limited-overs squad in South Africa after the ECB confirmed that Steven Finn's side strain has ended his tour

Stokes returns but no white-ball comeback for Broad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ben Stokes has been recalled to England's limited-overs squads for the one-day and T20 series in South Africa, but Stuart Broad will have to wait a little longer for a comeback to white-ball cricket

Plunkett to seek conversation with Bayliss

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett will try to sit down with England coach Trevor Bayliss when the tour of the UAE concludes early next week and get a full explanation as to why he did not make the squad for the Test series in South Africa

England withstand Afridi blitz to take series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England withstood a late assault from Pakistan's batsmen to secure the T20I series against Pakistan with a match to play

Billings and Plunkett inspire England win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England were vindicated in their decision to use an international match to experiment with team changes, after their fringe players powered them to a 14-run victory over Pakistan in Dubai

Yorkshire 'scratching heads' over Plunkett omission

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jason Gillespie, the Yorkshire head coach, has been left bemused by Liam Plunkett's omission from England's Test squad to tour South Africa

Wood flies home to see ankle specialist

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mark Wood is flying home early for England's tour of the UAE to see a specialist about the left ankle problem that forced him to sit out the third Test against Pakistan.

Yorkshire hold nerve to inflict Essex's latest near miss

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A fourth quarter-final defeat in two seasons helped further the narrative of an Essex side that never quite delivers

Plunkett gives Scarborough plenty to toast

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Scarborough is more than an outground. It is Yorkshire cricket's place on the coast. The game against Durham, which Yorkshire won by 183 runs short after tea on the third day, was well-attended, although that is to be expected

Footitt, Plunkett in 14-man England squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have brought in Mark Footitt and Liam Plunkett as pace-bowling options for the fourth Investec Ashes Test, where they will be without James Anderson

Wood, Woakes, Footitt - who will replace Anderson?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo looks at six candidates to replace the injured James Anderson at Trent Bridge

Jordan and Plunkett out of series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Jordan and Liam Plunkett have been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against New Zealand. Jordan suffered a side strain during his ninth over at The Oval while it emerged late on Saturday that Plunkett had picked up a thigh injury.

NZ cling on to level series in epic game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An incredible game gained the incredible ending it deserved when Tim Southee and Trent Boult combined to complete a remarkable boundary catch

Moeen, Lyth available to play in Championship

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have made Moeen Ali available to play in the forthcoming round of the Championship, as well as four of the six Yorkshire players taken to the West Indies

Broad included in unchanged England squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have named an unchanged squad for the fifth Test at The Oval, starting on Friday, with Stuart Broad included despite suffering a fractured nose while batting at Old Trafford

Plunkett ruled out of fourth Test, Finn recalled

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett will miss the fourth Investec Test with am ankle injury. Steven Finn replaces him in the squad for Old Trafford.

Determined Vijay keeps England at bay

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India have lost more Tests at Lord's than at any other venue, but it will take a formidable bowling performance by England on the fourth morning for them to lose this one

Whitaker expects bowler rotation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Whitaker has hinted that rotation of England's attack will be a feature of the compressed, five-Test series against India, even if the bowlers themselves are not fans

Plunkett and Broad rattle through Sri Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stuart Broad became the first England bowler to take two hat-tricks in Test cricket, and only the fourth bowler of all time, as England tore through Sri Lanka's lower order on the opening day of the Headingley Test.

Plunketts enjoying second life

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A second chance at Test cricket is something that neither Liam Plunkett or his father Alan thought they would ever see.

Moeen, Robson, Jordan get Test calls

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have named three uncapped players - Sam Robson, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan - in a 12-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka.

Plunkett impresses in big Yorkshire win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This still has the feel of an open race for the County Championship with no side so far able to establish themselves in a clear lead. Yet if anyone has created an impression that they are the team to beat it is Yorkshire.

Root's return burdened by captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Joe Root, making his first-class return after sustaining a broken thumb in Antigua, found himself promoted to the captaincy against Middlesex

Lions seamers unpick preconceptions

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the flattest pitch of the tour, with England Lions picking three spinners, Graham Onions, Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett produced a display of unwavering discipline

Plunkett revives England memories

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England Lions settled for a draw in their warm-up game against Sri Lanka A Emerging Players after the Yorkshire pair Jonny Bairstow and Liam Plunkett had both made hundreds

Middlesex's middle-order exposed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An exceptional day for Yorkshire sees them on the brink of inflicting Middlesex's first defeat at Lord's since May 2011 and achieving their first away win in this fixture since 1987

Gillespie the right man for Plunkett

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire's bold decision to tempt Liam Plunkett away from Durham during the winter was widely regarded as a major gamble, but just five weeks into the new season their faith has been rewarded with his best bowling performance in nearly four years.

Plunkett adds to Yorkshire's options

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire have continued to add to their bowling resources following their Championship promotion with the signing of Liam Plunkett from Durham

Plunkett assessing options

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett has been given permission to talk to other counties. He has a year to go on his Durham contract but has played only one Championship match this season after losing form and confidence.

Durham edge a tight contest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A 112-run stand for the eight wicket dragged Durham over the line in a tight contest against Sri Lanka A at Chester-le-Street

Anderson suffers in Lancashire defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham leapfrogged Lancashire in the northern section of the Friends Life t20 after a comprehensive 83-run victory at Chester-le-Street

Plunkett leaves Lions tour with thigh strain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham pace bowler Liam Plunkett has been forced out of the England Lions tour to the West Indies after sustaining a left thigh strain

Collingwood ruled out of final ODI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's injury crisis deepened as the team arrived in Perth ahead of the seventh and final ODI against Australia, as Paul Collingwood was officially ruled out of the series

Shahzad and Tremlett to fly home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have called up Liam Plunkett, the Durham pace bowler, into their injury-hit one-day squad although he will only arrive in Australia from the Lions tour of West Indies in time for the final match at Perth on Sunday

Cook to captain Lions in triangular

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alastair Cook will captain a 12-man England Lions squad in a triangular one-day series against A sides from India and West Indies between June 28 and July 8

Warwickshire recover after disastrous morning

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A century partnership between Ian Westwood and Rikki Clarke restored Warwickshire's resolve at Edgbaston after they had registered their lowest total in 11 years

Tahir dominates before Mustard counterpunch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Phil Mustard opened a new chapter in his career at Edgbaston, making his first century in the County Championship since taking over as Durham's captain

Allround Bopara hurries Lions victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ravi Bopara boosted his chances of a Test recall with a seven-wicket haul as England Lions crushed Bangladesh in three days in the tour match at Derby

Lions on the verge of victory after tourists struggle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies delivered a timely demonstration of his quality with an impressive batting display as the England Lions pushed Bangladesh to the brink of a crushing defeat at Derby.

Evening wickets give Durham hope

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Durham gave themselves an outside hope of forcing a result with three evening-session wickets against Hampshire

Blackwell tilts the balance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire paid the penalty for allowing Ian Blackwell a comfortable start as his innings of 83 tilted an evenly-balanced contest in Durham's favour at the Riverside

Durham fight back after Carberry century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire were undermined by a spell of sustained hostility from Liam Plunkett after Michael Carberry made a superb century in an opening stand of 183

Durham battle hard following on

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Defending champions Durham found themselves following on 286 behind and needing a backs-to-the-wall effort to avoid starting their campaign with defeat against Essex at the Riverside

Jaik Mickleburgh and James Foster post record stand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Liam Plunkett inspired a Durham fightback at the Riverside - but by stumps on the second day a safe draw was surely still the limit of the dual champions' realistic ambitions against Essex

Flower defends England training regime

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England are facing the prospect of going into next week's first Test against Bangladesh without any of the four fast bowlers who played a part in the recent drawn series against South Africa